Roughly speaking, one yard of mulch covers 100 square feet of area, 3″ thick. This means that if you have a 10X10 area and want to cover the mulch 3″ deep, then you will need to purchase 1 yard of mulch. Additionally, if you have an area that is 20X10, you will need 2 yards of mulch. Often time with yard the measurments get a little bit more involved. For example, you may have an area of your lawn that is 8X8 (64 square feet), another that is 12X10 (120 square feet), and another that is 4X3 (12 square feet0). If this is the case, you add (64+120+12) which equals 196, divide the number by 100 because their are 100 square feet of mulch per yard, and then you will know that you need to by 1.96 yard of mulch. In those instances, I tend to round up and purchase two yards of mulch. One of the benefits of laying mulch 3″ thick, vs. 2″ thick, or 1″ thick is that it lasts much longer. Often times, laying mulch 3″ thick can last several seasons, whereas laying it much thinner may only last one season, or sometimes even less. Additionally, when mulch is put down thin, it often looks lousy because you weeds easily grow through it and you can often see the dirt underneath the grass. I hope that this article was informative and that it helps you to better estimate how much mulch you need to put down.
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